Disappointing day for Irish in Beijing as quartet make exit

There was no joy for the Irish women on the third day of the IAAF World Championships in Beijing with Tori Pena, Michelle Finn, Sara Treacy and Kerry O’Flaherty missing out on qualification in their respective events.

Pena (Finn Valley) finished 10th in Group A of the women’s pole vault qualification with a best of 4.30m. Pena had targeted 4.45m but was happy with her progress this season.

“I wanted a bit more,” she said afterwards. “This year was definitely a building year for me. Last year was really rough, I struggled with injuries so I’m happy overall with the progress, but my training didn’t really show.”